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$45M Settlement For New York Nursing Homes Fraud, Neglect

January 13, 2025

New York’s Attorney General announced on November 14, 2024 a settlement with four New York nursing homes managed by Centers for Care, LLC (“Centers”) that will require them to pay $45 million and address years of resident mistreatment and neglect. The Office of the Attorney General[...]

Iowa Supreme Court Affirms New Trial Required After $97M Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict

January 12, 2025

Background Facts S.K.’s mom (mom) became pregnant with her third child, S.K. Throughout her pregnancy, mom received prenatal care from Dr. Jill Goodman, M.D. (Dr. Goodman). Dr. Goodman was employed by a clinic called Obstetric & Gynecologic Associates of Iowa City and Coralville, P.C. (clinic)[...]

Johns Hopkins Health System Agrees To Provide People With Disabilities Equal Access To Medical Care

January 11, 2025

The United States Department of Justice announced on September 12, 2024 that it filed a complaint and proposed consent decree in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland resolving allegations that the Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation (Johns Hopkins) violated th[...]

Study: People With Dementia More Likely To Be Admitted To Low-Quality Nursing Homes

January 10, 2025

A research article first published on October 29, 2024 entitled “Impact of skilled nursing facility quality on Medicare beneficiaries with dementia: Evidence from vacancies” concluded: “People living with dementia are less likely to be admitted to high-rated nursing homes than peop[...]

Federal Appellate Court Holds Removal Of COVID-19 Assisted Living Case To Federal Court Was Improper

January 9, 2025

In October 2019, Sara Schleider was admitted as a patient at an assisted living facility owned and operated by Defendants. Around May 9, 2020, she contracted COVID-19 at Defendants’ facility and died soon after . Plaintiffs, as representatives for Sara Schleider’s estate, asserted survival and w[...]

Washington Appellate Court Affirms Exercise Of Judgment Jury Instruction Was Appropriate In Medical Malpractice Case

January 8, 2025

In a Washington medical malpractice case, the trial judge instructed the jury, in part, as follows: “A physician does not guarantee the results of his or her care and treatment. A poor medical result is not, by itself, evidence of negligence.” Jury Instruction 9. “A physician is no[...]

Generic Drugs Price-Setting Conspiracies Allegations Settled For $49.1 Million By Two Generic Drug Companies

January 7, 2025

A coalition of 50 states and territories, led by Connecticut, announced on October 31, 2024 two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiraci[...]

Minnesota Wrongful Conception Lawsuit Filed

January 6, 2025

A man underwent a vasectomy in 2018 after which a nurse advised him that the post-vasectomy semen sample he provided was negative, but in fact it was positive. His wife became pregnant four years later and gave birth to a healthy child. They then filed a Minnesota wrongful conception lawsuit in 2023[...]

$6M Medical Malpractice Judgment Leads To Legal Malpractice Claim Against Defense Attorneys

January 5, 2025

A New Jersey maternal fetal medicine specialist who was sued for medical malpractice and had a $6 million judgment entered against him has sued his former defense lawyers for legal malpractice involving the underlying representation. The doctor alleges that his former lawyers failed to advise him th[...]

$1.6M Iowa Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Physician For Failure To Properly Treat MRSA Infection

January 4, 2025

On October 22, 2024, after a two-week trial, an Iowa medical malpractice wrongful death jury returned its verdict in the amount of $1.645 million against a physician whom the jury found to have not properly treated a patient’s infection in a rehabilitation facility following surgery. Steve Sch[...]

$2M Ohio Medical Malpractice Verdict For Post-Hernia Repair Surgery Malpractice

January 3, 2025

Judy Collins, who was 73-years-old, underwent hiatal hernia repair surgery on September 21, 2019. During the post-operative period, Collins experienced signs of reherniation, which her surgeon allegedly failed to recognize. As a result, the surgeon did not order a CT scan despite the scan being sugg[...]

Georgia Appellate Court Affirms Steroids Medical Malpractice Case Filed Too Late

January 2, 2025

John Mohar filed a Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Jorge P. Leguizamo and his employer, Georgia Cancer Specialists I, P.C., alleging that the Defendants were negligent in failing to discontinue Mohar’s steroid prescription, resulting in symptoms related to long-term steroid use. Dr[...]

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